martykl

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Jun 20, 2019

The best speaker for a small room...at any price point.Small Maggies. Limited deep bass, to minimize the impact of room nodes down low. Cardioid dispersion takes the side wall reflections out of play. Gentle top end for natural octave to octave balance. Excellent performers in pretty much every re...

Jun 13, 2019

SWARM / Multi subwoofer questionsIf you’re willing to consider heresy, an Audyssey equipped pre-pro will be an excellent solution. It’s not just the room correction, either. The crossover handoff will be optimized and IME inaudible. But, you have to turn in your audiophile man ...

May 30, 2019

Rythmik Vs REL Subwoofers - What to Buy?I had been thru a bunch of different subs (Velodyne, M+K, etc) before buying a pair of 12” Rythmik subs about 12 years ago I’m still using the Rythmik subs today which pretty much says it all.No experience with REL. I will note FWIW that (last I...

Cost Effective Sub WooferI use (and recommend) Rhythmik, but a pair of SVS sealed 12” subs can be had for just under $1k. You’ll get smoother response with a properly situated pair of subs than you will with one. The 2 x 12” drivers will play very loud with low distortion...

Apr 30, 2019

Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?YesYou can be doneI amI took up guitar ten years ago and slowly began to care less about audio quality. These days I spend virtually all of my music time playing, not listening. Now, 90% of my listening is in the car, 8% is via Sonos when enterta...

Bookshelf speakers for near-field (desktop) useThese have a 10” square footprint (big for computer/desktop use) but they’re excellent coaxial near field monitors with good bass extensionhttps://www.adorama.com/fafx8w.html?utm_source=rflaid913479

Dec 20, 2018

Bottle Rockets- Great unknown Band- Still Exist???Great band. Henneman was the guitar tech for Uncle Tupelo. I call it the unknown nephew band, with Wilco and Son Volt being the better known spin offs from the Uncle.The first two records are flat-out great, it’s been good but spottier since. IM...

Bands with great second albumsI may have missed 'em, but two that I haven't seen:The Reivers "Translate Slowly" is an early alt-country gem. In my book, it remains at/near the top of the heap for that genre thirty years on.Graham Parker's "Heat Treatment" was a great R&B...

Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)?Most of the better bands from before the British Invasion have been mentioned. The point here seems to be (I think) great performances, rather than great records....rock n roll energy. On that basis...The Feelies, The Bongos, Television, Talking H...

Sep 25, 2018

Favorite musician(s)I usually refer to ths as "playing in service to the song". The opposite idea is wrapping a song around your playing. Clapton is a good example of the former, Jimi (in my far from universal opinion) the latter.Some guys who shine for me in this ...